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QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF)Qualification Specification

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Key qualification informationQualification Accreditation Number (QAN)Operational start dateTotal Qualification TimeGuided learning hours (GLH):Credit value:Number of units:Assessment methods:

603/0658/017 October 2016641462• Formative assessment conducted by Trainer throughout the course• Theory assessment – workbook• Practical assessment and skill test – 6 completed throughout the course

Contents

Qualsafe Awards ..........................................3

Qualification overview ...............................3Objective ..............................................................3Purpose ................................................................3Intended audience ...............................................4Structure...............................................................4Other units ............................................................4Relationship with other related qualifications ......4 Recognition of Prior Learning .................................... 4

Entry requirements ...............................................4Progression ..........................................................5Requalification requirements ...............................5

Qualification approval requirements .................................................5Trainer/Assessor ..................................................5Internal Quality Assurers ......................................5Venue and equipment .........................................6

Course/Centre administration ................8Registering Learners ............................................8Certification ..........................................................8

Delivery and support ..................................8Learner to Trainer ratio .........................................8Delivery plan .........................................................8Learning materials................................................9Ongoing support ..................................................9

Assessment .....................................................9Overview ..............................................................9Methods ...............................................................9Access to assessment ........................................10 Specific equality issues relevant to this qualification 10

Informal record of achievement ............................... 10

Quality assurance ...................................... 10Centre internal quality assurance .......................10Qualsafe Awards external quality assurance .....11

Further information .................................. 12Contact us ...........................................................12Useful addresses and websites ..........................12

Appendix 1 – Qualification units ......... 13Qualification unit 1 ..............................................13Qualification unit 2 ..............................................17

Appendix 2 – Occupational knowledge and competence in prehospital care and motorsport medical cover ...................... 20

Appendix 3 – Acceptable training/assessing qualifications .......................... 21

Appendix 4 – Qualifications suitable for internal quality assurance ............... 22

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Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF)

Qualsafe Awards Not only is Qualsafe Awards (QA) one of the largest Awarding Organisations (AO) in the UK, we are also the biggest AO for First Aid qualifications, making us an extremely trusted and recognisable name that employers look for when selecting a training provider.

We are recognised and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), Qualifications Wales and the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). This means we can offer Centres an extensive range of qualification suites including First Aid; Prehospital Care; Health and Safety; Food Safety; Fire Safety; Education and Training; Manual Handling; and Health and Social Care.

With a specialist team of subject matter experts on hand to support our Centres, including A&E Consultants, doctors, paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists and specialists in the other sectors, you can be confident that you are truly working with the industry experts.

Qualification overviewThis qualification forms part of the QA Prehospital Care suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the guidance of:

• Resuscitation Council (UK)

• Skills for Health Assessment Principles

• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – Faculty of Pre Hospital Care

• Motor Sports Association

This QA qualification is for people who work as emergency care providers at motorsport events.

Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical application of emergency care within the motorsport environment.

This qualification specification provides information for Centres about the delivery of the QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) and includes the unit information, assessment methods and quality assurance arrangements.

Objective

The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by providing them with the knowledge and confidence to administer emergency care at motorsport incidents.

Purpose

The purpose of the QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) qualification is to provide Learner’s with a continuous personal development opportunity for them to develop their clinical knowledge and skills when responding and providing emergency care at incidents specifically occurring at motorsport events.


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Intended audience

This qualification is for emergency care providers wanting to update their continuing professional development (CPD) who have a specific responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to be able to provide emergency care within their scope of practice at motorsport incidents, including:

• Medical technicians

• Ambulance technicians

• Paramedics

• Nurses

• Doctors

While achievement of this qualification confirms Learners have met both the theoretical and practical requirements, this does not imply a ‘license to practice’ - the scope of practice will be determined by the organisation responsible for the Learner’s clinical governance.

Structure

This qualification contains 2 mandatory units with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 64 hours. Full details of these units are in Appendix 1.

Learners must complete all assessments/skills tests in both units successfully within the registration period to achieve the qualification. The maximum period to achieve this qualification, including any referrals is 6 weeks.

TQT is the total number of hours required for a Learner to achieve this qualification. It has two elements:

• Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the time a Learner is being taught and assessed under the immediate guidance of a Trainer/Assessor, which for this qualification is 14 GLH, and

• The number of hours a Learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation and study, including assessment, as directed by, but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of a Trainer, which for this qualification is 50 hours

Other units

No other units can be combined to count towards the QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) qualification.

Relationship with other related qualifications

The QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) can be transferred to other qualifications under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) towards achievement of that qualification providing it is achieved within its registration period.

Recognition of Prior Learning

RPL is a process for recognising learning from previous training, qualifications or experience to avoid duplication of learning. It considers whether a Learner can demonstrate and prove that they meet the assessment requirements for a unit through knowledge, understanding or skills they already possess and do not need to develop through a course of learning.

RPL must be: valid, reliable, authentic, current, sufficient.

It is the Centre’s responsibility to make sure they do not disadvantage a Learner or compromise the integrity of the qualification when using the RPL process. If sufficient understanding of a subject is in doubt training must take place.


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RPL must be current, i.e. within 3 years. RPL should only be used as rationale for a reduction in contact/guided learning hours, the Learner must still undertake assessment of all learning outcomes and criteria of the qualification in order to gain an up-to-date qualification certificate.

Evidence of prior training submitted for RPL consideration must be authenticated by the Centre; a certificate is not valid without referenced learning outcomes or evidence from the original training provider.

Entry requirements

Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the training.

Learners must be practising at skillset E or above on the Faculty of Prehospital Care RCS Ed Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) skills framework, which includes the following qualifications:

• QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF)

• IHCD Ambulance Aid (Ambulance Technician) or

• IHCD BTEC FPOS Enhanced or

• Level 4 Diploma in Associate Ambulance Practitioner (QCF) or

• QA Level 5 Diploma in First Response Emergency and Urgent Care (RQF) or

• A Qualsafe Awards recognised equivalent.

There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 2 in literacy or numeracy or equivalent.

Progression

The QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) qualification may be used towards other qualifications at the same and higher levels, plus aid career progression in a relevant profession.

Requalification requirements

This qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. The Learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry to remain qualified. Once achieved this qualification is valid while the Learner maintains their CPD portfolio and continues to hold a valid qualification in emergency care.

Qualification approval requirementsQualsafe Awards requires the Centre:

• To have appropriate policies, systems and procedures in place

• To appoint suitable individuals from their personnel team to train, assess and quality assure their QA qualifications

• To have suitable and adequate venues, equipment and learning resources

In order to secure and maintain approval from QA, Centres need a minimum staffing requirement for each qualification suite they deliver, which for this qualification is:

One Trainer/Assessor Responsible for the delivery and assessment of qualifications

One Internal Quality Assurer Responsible for quality assuring the delivery, assessment and awarding of this qualification

Qualsafe Awards requires the Centre staff to read and understand QA’s key policies and procedures, and to abide by their contents.


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Trainers/Assessors

People delivering and assessing this qualification must have:

• Occupational knowledge and competency in prehospital care and motorsport as shown in Appendix 2 and

• An acceptable teaching qualification as shown in Appendix 3 and

• Hold or be working towards an acceptable assessing qualification as shown in Appendix 3

Internal Quality Assurers

Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs) of this qualification must have knowledge and competency in prehospital care and motorsport medical cover as well as knowledge and competency in internal quality assurance.

An acceptable portfolio must show:

i. Occupational knowledge and competence in prehospital care and motorsport– evidenced by holding a current qualification as shown in Appendix 2

ii. Knowledge and competency in internal quality assurance – evidenced by holding or working towards a qualification as shown in Appendix 4

They must also:

• Know and understand the IQA role

• Visit and observe assessments

• Carry out other related internal quality assurance

Full details of the Centre’s requirements for internal quality assurance are in the QA Centre Quality Assurance Guidance.

Note: IQAs cannot quality assure a course for which they were the Trainer/Assessor.

Venue and equipment

Quality training involves using premises and facilities conducive to learning and it is a Centre’s responsibility to make sure all venues used for training and assessment purposes are suitable and adequate – whether these are hired or in-house training rooms. They must also comply with all current legislation.

This is a motorsport related qualification and must be held at a motorsport venue or suitable immersive environment.

In addition, it is important to use a wide range of equipment and learning resources to support delivery.

As a minimum, Centres must make sure their venues, equipment and other resources include:

Area: Requirements:

VehicleA car or suitable training vehicle for the safe extrication of a motorsport competitor. A minimum of 1 vehicle to every 4 Learners.

CPR Adult manikinsA minimum of 1 adult manikin to every 4 Learners (as per the European Resuscitation Council guidelines).

Airway manikinThe manikin must be suitable to demonstrate the airway manoeuvres and accept oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and supra-glottic airways. 1 manikin to every 4 Learners.

AED trainersAt least 1 AED trainer to every 4 Learners. If fewer AED trainers are provided, adjust learning hours/lesson plans accordingly to make sure Learners are not disadvantaged.

Suction devices A minimum of 1 suction device to every 4 Learners.


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Dressings/bandagesSufficient trauma bandages: various sizes and types. A variety of tourniquets and haemostatic agents for management of catastrophic bleeding.

Airways

A selection of Airways to suit the Learners various skills sets a full set of:• OPA (sizes 00 to 4) • NPA (sizes 6 to 8)• i-gel’s• Laryngeal mask airways

Burn dressings Sufficient burn dressings.

Fracture immobilisation devices

Various types of prehospital immobilisation device: • Cervical collar • Pelvic splint• Vacuum splint• Box splint• Traction splint

Extrication devices and spinal immobilisation stretchers

Various types of current prehospital spinal immobilisation devices: • Long spinal board • Vacuum mattress stretcher• Orthopaedic stretcher• Extrication jacket device e.g. Kendrick• Vacuum extrication jacket (optional)

N2O2 and oxygen therapy

Oxygen and N2O2 cylinders with the relevant equipment for use with: • Non re-breather masks• Pocket masks • Adult bag-valve-mask• Multi flow rate masks (Ventura type or similar)• Simple face mask• Nasal cannulae • Ventilator • Demand valve, hose and probe• Mouthpieces • Face mask• Bacterial/viral filter

Electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor and manual defibrillator

An ECG monitor and manual defibrillator that is capable of providing 3 and 12 lead ECG traces. The monitor and defibrillator must be suitable for simulation. RazorSufficient electrodes


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Advanced equipment

Intravenous (IV) cannulation equipment: • Various sizes of cannula• IV dressings• Chloraprep or similar • Sharps container• IV giving sets• IV flushes • Syringes • IV tourniquet • IV training arm Intraosseous (IO) infusion system:• Various sizes of intraosseous needles• IO needle securing device or dressing • IO training bone or device Intubation equipment: • Laryngoscope (handle and various blades)• Magill forceps • Various sizes of endotracheal tubes • Bougie• Tube holder or securing device• Syringe • End-tidal CO2 detector or monitor Cricothyroidotomy equipment: • Cricothyroidotomy kit or alternative Infusion equipment: • IV bag (sample) Injection administration training equipment:• Various ampoules suitable for training • Various sizes of needles (including blunt drawing up needles)• Various sizes of syringes • Injection training pad/device• Gauze • Tape• Sharps binParamedic/Doctor medications (suitable for training or training versions)

Monitoring and assessment equipment

Various monitoring and assessment equipment, including:• Manual sphygmomanometer• Stethoscopes• Pulse oximeter• Thermometer and consumables • Blood glucose monitor and consumables • Peak flow meter and consumables

Moving and handling equipment

Various types of current prehospital moving and handling equipment:• Trolley (ambulance) stretcher• Slide sheet • Transfer board • Carry chair• Moving and handling belt(this is not an exhaustive list)


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Course/Centre administration Registering Learners

Register Learners with Qualsafe Awards in accordance with the guidance in the QA Centre Handbook.

Certification

After a Learner has completed an assessment, unit or qualification, whether they have passed or not, Centres must enter the details and assessment results on the Customer Portal at: www.qualsafeawards.org

Centres will be given login details and guidance on using the Customer Portal when they are approved to deliver a QA qualification.

The Learner receives 1 qualification certificate on achieving this qualification

Qualsafe Awards recommend Learners also complete CPD activities to maintain their basic skills and keep up to date with any changes to motorsport emergency response and care.

Delivery and supportLearner to Trainer ratio

To maintain the quality of training and assessment, make sure the class ratio is no less than 4 and no more than 8 Learners to 1 Trainer. Assessment of performance is carried out on a 1:1 basis.

Note: You should never allow more Learners on the course than you can cater for during assessment.

Delivery plan

Centres must create their own course programme and detailed lesson plans and have them approved by us before delivering this qualification. The delivery plan should:

• Include a course timetable and detailed lesson plans, clearly showing the required subjects and learning outcomes/assessment criteria are covered and the minimum 14 guided learning hours are met

• Be carefully designed to meet the objective of this qualification and the needs of Learners, making sure Learners are adequately prepared for the assessments

• Be emailed to: [email protected]

Learning materials

Centres should provide each Learner with a suitable reference material that covers the lesson plans and learning outcomes/assessment criteria for this qualification.

Learning materials must be approved by Qualsafe Awards prior to use.

Ongoing support

Qualsafe Awards Centres should provide appropriate levels of support to Learners throughout the qualification. The purpose of the support is to:

• Assess knowledge and competence in relation to learning outcomes and the detailed assessment criteria of the unit within the qualification, see Appendix 1

• Give Learners feedback on their progress and how they might be able to improve


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AssessmentOverview

The QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) skills and knowledge should be taught and assessed in accordance with currently accepted practice in the UK.

Methods

Qualsafe Awards has devised assessment tools to make sure Learners gain the required knowledge, skills and understanding, as detailed in the learning outcomes and assessment criteria shown in the Appendix 1. Centres should download all assessment papers from the Customer Portal in advance of the course. For each unit there are:

• Practical assessments/skills tests – observed by the Trainer throughout the course, with the results of each learning outcome recorded on the practical assessment paperwork. There are 6 practical assessments/skills tests for this qualification:

• Life support and defibrillation

• Assessment and treatment of trauma

• Respiratory assessment

• Haemorrhage control

• Assessment and airway management

• Motorsport scene management and control

• Formative assessments – a range of informal assessment procedures employed by the Trainer/Assessor during the learning process to measure each Learner’s knowledge, skills and understanding related to the assessment criteria

• Theory assessment – a workbook for each Learner

However, even when a Learner achieves this minimum, Trainers are expected to make a professional judgement as to whether that Learner has achieved all the assessment criteria. Trainers should use all assessment evidence available, including formative and practical assessments, to reach this judgement.

Note: Centres should download all assessment papers/workbooks from the Customer Portal in advance of the course.

Access to assessmentQualsafe Awards is committed to equality and when designing the assessments for this qualification has made sure they are:

• As accessible as reasonably possible

• Able to permit reasonable adjustments to be made, while minimising the need for them

Note: If you have any suggestions for improvements, please let us know.

Centres should make sure all Learners have access to assessment and are given equal opportunities to demonstrate their competence.

If a reasonable adjustment or special consideration has been made, e.g. written/theory assessments have been completed verbally if required, Centres must mitigate risk in line with QA policies and complete a


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Reasonable Adjustment Form/Special Consideration Request Form, available to download from the Customer Portal. For more details see QA Access to Assessment Policy.

Note: Upload completed Reasonable Adjustment Form/Special Consideration Request Forms to the Customer Portal when requesting certification.

Learners should be informed about Centre’s and QA’s appeal procedures and how they can access these.

Specific equality issues relevant to this qualification

It is important no Learner is turned away from a training course due to disabilities or impairments. To assess competence and gain certification however, the Learner will need to demonstrate certain practical skills. For instance, for prehospital care qualifications the Learner must be assessed performing practical tasks such as casualty extrication from a vehicle. To pass the assessment, the Learner must demonstrate the required practical skills without assistance from a third party (unless authorised by QA following a reasonable adjustment request).

Informal record of achievement

If a Learner with disabilities cannot perform 1 or more of the practical tasks required, it may be possible for the Centre to provide a letter recording the learning outcomes that the Learner achieved. The letter should clearly state that “this record of achievement does not constitute a QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF)”.

Quality assuranceCentre internal quality assurance

The Centre’s IQA is required to sample a reasonable amount of assessments as part of the quality assurance of the qualification. The arrangements for this should be included in the Centre’s approved internal quality assurance policy. This standardisation of assessment across Learners and Trainers is to make sure there is fairness and consistency in assessment practices. This should be carried out using the IQA Trainer Observation Form and IQA Desk Based Review Form, which can be accessed and submitted online on the Centre Quality Assurance section of the Customer Portal.

Centres must retain all Learner documents and records for a period of 3 years and make sure these are available for review by Qualsafe Awards or our representatives, e.g. External Quality Assurers (EQAs), on request.

For further details IQAs should refer to the QA Centre Quality Assurance Guidance and relevant Trainer risk rating guidance.

Qualsafe Awards external quality assurance

Qualsafe Awards operates a system of ongoing monitoring, support and feedback for approved Centres across the United Kingdom.

Further details of the Qualsafe Awards’ external quality assurance programme are available in the QA Centre Quality Assurance Guidance.


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Further informationContact us

If you have any queries or comments we would be happy to help you, contact us:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0845 644 3305

Useful addresses and websites

• Qualsafe Awards, City View, 3 Wapping Road, Bradford, BD3 0ED www.qualsafeawards.org/home

• Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual

• Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA): www.sqa.org.uk

• Health & Safety Executive (HSE): www.hse.gov.uk

• Skills for Health: www.skillsforhealth.org.uk

• Resuscitation Council (UK): www.resus.org.uk

• Faculty of Pre Hospital Care: https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/

• Federation Internationale de l’automobile: www.fia.com/

• Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme www.fim-live.com/en/

• Motor Sports Association: www.msauk.org

• Auto-Cycle Union: www.acu.org.uk

• Motorsport Safety Fund: www.motorsportsafetyfund.com

http://www.qualsafeawards.org/home

http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual

http://www.sqa.org.uk

http://www.hse.gov.uk

http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk

http://www.resus.org.uk

https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/

http://www.fia.com/

http://www.fim-live.com/en/

http://www.msauk.org

http://www.acu.org.uk

http://www.motorsportsafetyfund.com


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Appendix 1 – Qualification Unit 1The QA Level 4 Award in Motorsport Emergency Response and Care (RQF) has 2 units that Learners are required to complete in order to achieve the qualification.

Title: Understanding the principles of motorsport emergency response and care

GLH: 7

Level: 4

Learning outcomesThe Learner will:

Assessment criteriaThe Learner can:

1. Know the roles and responsibilities of key personnel involved in motorsport events

1.1 Summarise the role and responsibilities of motorsport officials

1.2 Summarise the role and responsibilities of marshals

1.3 Explain the role and responsibilities of medical personnel in relation to motorsports regulations

1.4 Explain the role of motorsport officials during motorsport incident

1.5 Describe the role of medical personnel during motorsports incidents

1.6 Explain the role of the:

• Safety vehicle

• Rescue unit

• Ambulance/medical crew

1.7 Summarise the roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies governing different motorsport events

2. Understand protocols, procedures and regulations when responding to incidents at motorsport events

2.1 List types of motorsport events

2.2 State motorsport related hazards

2.3 State equipment required at a motorsport event including:

• Personal protective equipment

• Medical equipment

2.4 Distinguish medical provision requirements for a range of motorsport events

2.5 State resources available to respond to motorsport incident

2.6 Explain procedures in relation to responding to motorsport incidents

2.7 Explain the importance of following direction from event control

2.8 Describe communication codes and signals relating to responding and providing emergency care at motorsport incidents

2.9 Clarify vehicle positioning when parking at an incident

2.10 Describe communication procedures during motorsport incident

3. Be able to assess and manage a motorsports incident

3.1 Explain factors that impact on scene safety

3.2 Perform a dynamic scene risk assessment

3.3 Demonstrate medical incident management at a scene

3.4 Summarise a scene assessment to event control

3.5 Explain when additional clinical support assistance may be required


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4. Be able to provide emergency care for a range of motorsports incidents

4.1 Perform a primary survey on a patient

4.2 Assess a patient’s level of consciousness

4.3 Establish consent

4.4 Apply a range of communication methods to assess a patient

4.5 Apply methods to minimise the risk of infection to self and others

4.6 Evaluate a patient with potential time critical injuries

4.7 Perform a secondary survey on a patient

4.8 Demonstrate effective management of an injured patient

4.9 Demonstrate packaging a patient prior to transportation

4.10 Perform a patient handover

4.11 Produce a motorsport incident report

5. Be able to assess and manage a patient’s airway at a motorsport incident

5.1 Demonstrate dynamic airway assessment

5.2 Apply stepwise airway methodology

5.3 Demonstrate how to clear a patient’s airway using:

• Postural drainage

• Manual techniques

• Recovery position

• Suctioning equipment

5.4 Demonstrate how to select and insert an airway adjunct

5.5 Demonstrate removal of an airway adjunct

5.6 Differentiate between a patient with a partially blocked airway and a completely blocked airway

5.7 Demonstrate how to manage a patient with a:

• Partially blocked airway

• Completely blocked airway

6. Be able to manage an unresponsive patient who is not breathing normally

6.1 Demonstrate how to open patient’s airway and check for breathing

6.2 Justify when to commence cardiopulmonary resuscitation

6.3 Demonstrate life support and defibrillation on an adult

6.4 Perform a patient handover

6.5 Clarify when resuscitation should not be attempted

6.6 Demonstrate management of return of spontaneous circulation

7. Know how to provide emergency care at an on-site motorsport medical facility

7.1 Clarify emergency care treatment, which can be given at:

• A scene

• An on-site medical facility

7.2 Describe motorsport medical procedures when dealing with a:

• Serious incident

• Fatal incident

8. Know how to evaluate an incident

8.1 Summarise post incident procedures including:

• Review of incident

• Review of equipment

• Incident debrief

8.2 Describe incident reporting procedures to race officials


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Assessment guidance Motorsport officials

Should include:

• Clerk of the course

• Steward

• Scrutineer

• Timekeeper

• Rescue and recovery crew

• Radio coordinator and controller

• MSA Club child protection officer

May include:

• MSA trainers

(this list is not exhaustive)

Medical personnel

Should include:

• Doctor

• Paramedic

• Medical assistant

• Ambulance crew

Motorsport regulations

• Legislation

• Federation Internationale de l’automobile - international sporting code

• Motor sports safety association regulations

• Federation Internationale de motocyclisme - regulations

• Auto-cycle union regulations

• Standard operating procedures

• Agreed ways of working


Range of motorsport events

Should include:

• Multi-vehicle collision

• Mass casualty incident (non-event specific occurrence)

• Entrapment

Communication codes and signals

Should include:

• Radio etiquette (including KILO codes)

• Non-verbal (including flag recognition and hand signs)

• Verbal

• Written

• Electronic



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Motorsports

Could include:

• Autocross

• Autotest

• Circuit racing

• Cross country

• Drag racing

• Hill climb

• Karting

• Rally cross

• Rallying

• Sprint

• Trials


Primary survey

Should include prioritised assessment of <C> AcBCDE (Catastrophic haemorrhage, Airway, c-spine, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Environment/Exposure/Examine).

This assessment may vary depending on the Learners clinical grade.

Level of consciousness

Should include:

• AVPU scale

May include:

• Glasgow coma scale


Secondary survey

Should include:

• ABCDE approach

• Neurological function



Communication procedures

Should include:

• Confidentiality

• Information sharing


Effective management

Should include:

• Infection control and prevention

• Maintaining consent

• Patient history

• Managing deviation from ‘normal’ physiological parameters

• Continual assessment

• Optimum patient position




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Airway adjunct

May include:

• Oropharyngeal

• Nasopharyngeal

• Supraglottic

• Endotracheal tube



When to commence cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Should include recognition of agonal gasps

Life support and defibrillation

Should include:

• Basic life support and automated external defibrillation

May include:

• Advanced life support and manual defibrillation


Resuscitation should not be attempted:

• Clinician tells you to stop

• Massive cranial and cerebral destruction

• Hemicorporectomy or similar massive injury

• Decomposition/putrefaction

• Incineration

• Hypostasis

• Rigor mortis

• Exceptional circumstances/remote location/Search and rescue environment



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Qualification Unit 2Title: Motorsport Emergency Response and Care

GLH: 7

Level: 4

Learning outcomesThe Learner will:

Assessment criteriaThe Learner can:

1. Know how to interpret mechanisms of injury, kinetics and human factors in motorsport incidents

1.1 Summarise the following terms in relation to emergency care:

• Mechanism of injury

• Kinetics

1.2 Describe the mechanism of injury involved with motorsport collisions

1.3 Evaluate the effects of adrenaline on the body during racing

1.4 Analyse pathophysiological effects of trauma to the body

2. Be able to assess, treat and manage a traumatically injured patient

2.1 Perform a primary survey on a traumatically injured patient

2.2 Evaluate a motorsport competitor with potential time critical injuries

2.3 Demonstrate extrication of a time critical injured patient from a motorsport incident

2.4 Demonstrate extrication of a non-time critical injured patient from a motorsport incident

2.5 Perform a secondary survey on a traumatically injured patient

3. Be able to assess, treat and manage breathing problems

3.1 Perform a respiratory assessment on a patient

3.2 State indications for emergency oxygen

3.3 Demonstrate how to administer emergency oxygen

3.4 Monitor the effects of emergency oxygen

3.5 Summarise the management of chest injuries

4. Be able to assess, treat and manage a motorsport competitor who is haemorrhaging and in hypovolaemic shock

4.1 Recognise different types of haemorrhage

4.2 Explain how coagulopathy can affect management of haemorrhage

4.3 Demonstrate the management of catastrophic haemorrhage

4.4 Apply methods to treat external non-life-threatening haemorrhage

4.5 Recognise hypovolaemic shock

4.6 Manage a patient with non-compensatory hypovolaemic shock

5. Know how to assess, treat and manage a motorsport competitor who has sustained severe burns

5.1 Summarise pathophysiological features of burns and scalds which can occur at motorsport events

5.2 Classify the severity of burns and scalds

5.3 Explain management of severe burns to a motorsport competitor

5.4 Explain time critical features of burns and scalds

6. Know how to recognise injuries sustained during motorsport events

6.1 Explain recognition features of musculoskeletal injury

6.2 Differentiate between types of musculoskeletal injury

6.3 State recognition features of injury to the:

• Head

• Neck

• Spine

6.4 Summarise recognition features indicating multisystem trauma

6.5 Explain when it is appropriate to remove a motorsport competitor’s helmet


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7. Be able to assess, treat and manage a motorsport competitor who has sustained traumatic injuries

7.1 Demonstrate a clinical assessment to identify musculoskeletal injury

7.2 Demonstrate a clinical assessment of an injury to the:

• Head

• Neck

• Spine

7.3 Demonstrate management of musculoskeletal injury

7.4 Demonstrate management of injury to the:

• Head

• Neck

• Spine

7.5 Demonstrate how to remove a helmet from a patient with head, neck or spinal injuries

7.6 Demonstrate safe use of motorsport medical equipment to immobilise a patient with head, neck or spinal injuries

7.7 Demonstrate management of motorsport competitor who has sustained multisystem trauma

Additional guidance Motorsport collisions

Should include:

• Frontal impact

• Rear impact

• Lateral impact

• Rotational impact

• Rollover

• Head on impact (motorcycle)

• Angular impact (motorcycle)

• Ejection impact (motorcycle)

• Classic vehicles


Body

Should include:

• Internal organs

• Circulatory system

• Musculoskeletal system

• Nervous system

• Respiratory system


Primary survey

Should include prioritised assessment of <C> AcBCDE (Catastrophic haemorrhage, Airway, c-spine, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Environment/Exposure/Examine).


Secondary survey

Should include:

• ABCDE approach

• Neurological function




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Chest injuries

Should include:

• Open pneumothorax

• Closed pneumothorax

• Tension pneumothorax

• Haemothorax

• Tamponade



Management of catastrophic haemorrhage

Should include management of:

• Extremity haemorrhage

• Non compressible haemorrhage

• Internal pelvic haemorrhage

• Internal abdominal haemorrhage


Should include use of:

• Tourniquets

• Haemostatic agents

• Pelvic splints

• Wound packing with gauze


Musculoskeletal injury

Should include:

• Bones

• Muscles

• Cartilage

• Tendons

• Ligaments



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Appendix 2 - Occupational knowledge and competence in prehospital care and motorsport medical coverAll Trainers, Assessors and IQAs must have occupational knowledge and competence in prehospital care, motorsport medical cover and be registered with the Motor Sports Association.

Acceptable evidence includes:

• Current registration as a Doctor with the General Medical Council (GMC) or

• Current registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or

• Current registration as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or

• BTEC Award in Ambulance Aid (IHCD Ambulance Technician) an with up-to-date portfolio or

• Level 4 Diploma in Associate Ambulance Practitioner (QCF) an with up-to-date portfolio or

• Level 5 Diploma in First Response Emergency and Urgent Care (RQF) an with up-to-date portfolio or

• Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (QCF) an with up-to-date portfolio

and

• Appropriate motorsport medical cover

and

• Being a registered healthcare professional or training instructor with the Motor Sports Association

This list is not exhaustive but provides a guide to acceptable qualifications.

If relevant qualifications or experience do not appear on this list, please provide us with details as these alternatives could be acceptable. Other equivalent qualifications must be submitted to Qualsafe Awards with detailed evidence of course/qualification content, learning outcomes and assessment criteria.

Trainers who also assess Learner competence must hold a qualification (or separate qualifications) to enable them to perform both functions, see Appendix 3.


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Appendix 3 - Acceptable training/assessing qualificationsThis list is not exhaustive but provides a guide to acceptable training and/or assessing qualifications. Trainers who also assess Learner competence must hold or be working towards an acceptable assessor qualification as identified in the table below:

Qualification Train AssessCert Ed/PGCE/B Ed/M Ed √ √

CTLLS/DTLLS √ √

PTLLS with unit ‘Principles and Practice of Assessment’ (12 credits) √ √

Further and Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate √ √

IHCD Instructional Methods √ √

IHCD Instructor Certificate √ √

S/NVQ level 3 in training and development √ √

S/NVQ level 4 in training and development √ √

TQFE (Teaching Qualification for Further Education) √ √

English National Board 998 √ √

Nursing mentorship qualifications √ √

NOCN Tutor Assessor Award √ √

Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF) √ √

Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (QCF) √ √

Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (QCF) √ √

PTLLS (6 credits) √

Accredited Qualifications based on the Learning and Development NOS 7 Facilitate Individual Learning and Development

√

Training Group A22, B22, C21, C23, C24 √

SQA Accredited Planning and Delivering Learning Sessions to Groups √

A1 (D32/33) – Assess candidates using a range of methods √

A2 (D32) – Assess candidates’ performance through observation √

Regulated Qualifications based on the Learning and Development NOS 9 Assess Learner Achievement √

SQA Accredited Learning and Development Unit 9DI – Assess workplace competences using direct and indirect methods – replacing Units A1 and D32/33

√

SQA Accredited Learning and Development Unit 9D Assess workplace competence using direct methods – replacing Units A2 and D32

√

SQA Carry Out the Assessment Process √

Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (QCF) √

Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (QCF) √

Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (QCF) √

Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (QCF) √



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Appendix 4 - Qualifications suitable for internal quality assuranceInternal Quality Assurers (IQAs) must:

• Follow the principles set out in the current Learning and Development NOS 11 Internally Monitor and Maintain the Quality of Assessment. Centres must be able to prove this, for example, through demonstrable experience, a declaration or witness testimony. An appropriate awareness of the standards must be shown and

• Hold or be working towards one of the following acceptable quality assurance qualifications:

SQA Accredited Learning and Development Unit 11 Internally Monitor and Maintain the Quality of Workplace Assessment

Regulated Qualifications based on the Learning and Development NOS 11 Internally Monitor and Maintain the Quality of Assessment

Level 4 Award in Understanding the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF)

Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (QCF)

V1 or D34

SQA Internally Verify the Assessment Process



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